Eliminating or narrowing certain tax preferences to increase state revenue for essential public services.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Mar 29, 2019
Signed May 21, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 25, 2019 · House Apr 27, 2019
How they voted
23–20
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 44
Apr 25, 2019
D
Democratic27
85% Yea
R
Republican17
94% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
2
May 21, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Apr 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Apr 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 27, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (54-41)
house
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Apr 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
upper
Apr 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Apr 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Christine Rolfes
DDemocratic
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